Customer Ratings & Reviews

Love the quality, love how comfortable they are, and sound quality amazing!

I mainly use headphones for the gym and this purchase was an impulse, but I’m glad I pulled the trigger. The gym I go to plays really loud music and with the anc I can barely hear it, but if I raise the volume I won’t hear nothing from the outside world. They’re very comfortable during my training weightlifting and cardio (stairmaster). This is my first pair so I hope it’ll last.

I get easily distracted and needed to stay focused on my projects while at a cafe. I shopped around and tested. wanted a headphone with good call quality, great noise cancelling and great sound. It did not disappoint and the sound quality is amazing!

I have five most products already. I love both. I love the earbuds and I love this one and I like this one better than the first one but this one fits my head pretty good. And I love this changing for the sounds that you have definitely like this. Haven’t tried it on my TV yet, but will try it.

Outstanding noise reduction, exceptional sound quality. I’ve always enjoyed the Bose brand, and this was an excellent addition to my collection, I use them outdoors quite often and wear them everywhere.

Boses has the most awesome quality\ sound that you can hear it make your music sound so great. This is great value for the money I recommend bose I have been buying boses for decades

These sound incredible! They also have a much more durable feel than the last model, which is also refreshing to see in upgrades.

Love these! Use the a lot in the immersion mode, I love the style and fit

It's like you're in your own world, the noise cancellation is pretty good and sounds great.

Amazing sound quality and immersive audio is a game changer. Best headphones I’ve had.

Awesome headphones plus the color fire cant beat bose audio

for the price , sound is not bad i would definitely would recommend.

Perfect for helping me concentrate and mute the world!

best good for noisy environment. Good for loseless audio feature

I have enjoyed Bose products over the years but had never tried their noise cancelling over the ear headphones. While the 2nd Gen product is brand new, the original Quietcomfort headphones have earned almost universal praise. I believe more kudos are in order with this new model. I can report to you that the Quietcomfort ‘phones, although enclosing and sealing off my ears completely, are quite light, comfortable and non-fatiguing. It is possible to forget they are there as you enjoy the music. In fact, my first night of listening found me waking up the next morning with the ‘phones in place over my ears. They are that non-constricting. From opening the box to listening to music takes only a couple of minutes. I installed the software on my smartphone, pressed the on button on the ‘phones and got a confirming LED light. The software recognized the headphones, and I had the devices paired easily. Musical satisfaction was instantaneous. The presentation was neutral. I did use the app to knock down the lowest bass response down a few decibels to meet my personal preferences. Full equalization is available if you are so inclined. I felt my adjustment was just a small tweak. The active noise cancellation must be experienced to be believed. I am not going to be flying this month, so I tried to come up with a way to evaluate the ANC without getting on a plane. I turned to YouTube and found a pink noise presentation which was probably set up for students and others who wanted to have a way to physically drown out distractions for study and sleep. I bumped up the pink noise to almost 70 decibels through my speakers while listening to music through the Bose’ phones. The noise reduction was quite effective. I was able to hear music only with the headphones over my ears and got blasted with the pink noise when I took the ‘phones off. Between songs the pink noise was muffled to the extent it could have almost been mistaken for tape hiss. Battery life has been excellent. A full charge is said to provide 30 hours of playing time. These ‘phones certainly meet that spec, and when you take them off, they automatically go into a sleep mode to preserve battery life. One feature that I absolutely love is that you can successfully pair these ‘phones to multiple devices. So many similar products do not offer that feature. I rate the sound quality as top notch and have used many headphones both wired and wireless over the years. If you value comfort and noise reduction, you will be making a serious mistake if you don’t give these a try. Highly, highly recommended.

Absolutely the best way to enjoy your private listening experience.

During the first week of owning the quality of sound was great but later had problems with a ringing effect when putting anc mode to high

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2nd Generation in black look, feel, and sound great! Having owned numerous over the ear headphones through the years, they all have had various shortcomings such as battery life and comfort or poor fidelity and sound quality. The Bose QC Ultra have nailed the feature set and are an all around great set of headphones. The Bose QC Ultra feature a clean, modern design that looks and feels solid, apart from the hinge design of the cups (easy to pinch your fingers or hand) and easily lay flat on a surface or fold into the included carrying case. The QC Ultra have an adjustable soft, leather padded headband and equally plush leather ear cups, which are extremely comfortable even for extended wear with their 30 hour battery life. The headphones are also fairly light and don’t create any pressure points, which is a must. The controls are limited and simple, but you have everything you would need with gestures from volume and call control to playback or immersion settings. There is even a customizable shortcut action where you can set to battery level, immersion, voice assistant or even Spotify resume. I would like Bose to expand this function further but it is great that you have some control over the behavior. The QC Ultra come with a 2.5 to 3.5 mm adapter cable, but the real treat here is the USB C port which supports wired lossless audio. Audio quality is great and rich with that signature Bose sound. Within the app you can customize the Bose QC Ultra even more with custom immersion modes and equalizer access. The Bose QC feature CustomTune tech, which analyzes sound and adjusts it to the shape of your ears for optimal audio reproduction. I am not sure how much it adjust the audio but music is rich and detailed while having a wide, virtual sound stage. The immersion setting provide convincing instrument separation, which widens the presence and depth of the track. the Bose QC Ultra headphones aren’t just for music, with Cinema mode movies sound great and easily as enjoyable as my full theater system. If you are not looking to pipe any audio into your ears, the noise cancelation is top notch and can be utilized without audio to provide peace and quiet anywhere. The Bose QuietComfort Ultra are some of the best all around headphones I have ever owned; from the fantastic spatial audio to the incredibly effective noise cancellation, they have everything you need in a premium set of headphones.

They are great headphones, the quality is amazing. I just wish it had a little more bass to the headphones

This is my review of the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphone (2nd Gen), upon which I rate at a soft 4 out of 5 stars. If this rating scheme allowed for 1/2-stars, I would rate at 3.5. Out of the box, these headphones come with a USB-C (C to C) cable, 3.5mm to 2.5mm audio cable, carrying case, and safety sheet. There is no quick start guide, just a QR Code to allow your smartphone to download the Bose app. From first impressions I like these headphones as they are foldable and fit nicely as to pack and carry on the go to the gym or other activities. They are extremely comfortable even when wearing glasses with a nicely padded headband and ear cups. The addition of the black gloss metal adjustable frame adds to its rich appeal. The battery is rated for playtime up to 30-hours with a 3-hour battery charge time. The buttons on the headphone are very minimal and all on the right ear. First, you have one lower button that serves as the power on/off and Bluetooth pairing. Once the headphones are turned on, you can take them off and they will go into sleep mode, and once picked up, they wake up. To fully turn them on, it's best to place them on your head and press the power button and to fully turn them off, take them off your head and press the power button. The second upper button is the multi-function button just above the power/Bluetooth button. While listening to music press the button once to play/pause, twice to move forward one song, three times to move back to the beginning of a song or previous song. When you press and hold the button, it goes into its sound listening modes consisting of quiet, aware, immersion, and cinema. This upper multi-function button also serves to address phone calls. Press the button once to answer a call, press again to put the first call on hold and answer a second call and double press the button to end or decline. The third button/ is actually a raised ridge called the volume strip which is about 1.25" long that is used to control the volume. You just simply slide up one or multiple times to increase the volume and slide down once or multiple times to decrease the volume. As for the Bose app, it is very feature rich. The front page shows the battery level and connection status. Turn on the headphones and launch the app, then press the connected app button. From here, you will see the battery level and all the features to include Modes, Source, Noise Control, EQ, Immersive Audio, Shortcut, and Tips. I won't go into detail here as most of the features are self-explanatory except the Immersive Audio feature. This feature is interesting as it adds artificial depth to your listening experience. Placing this feature in the Still mode yields an experience where the sound source rotates around your head. For example, if you turn your head to the left, the sound will favor your right ear and favor your left ear as turning your head to the right. Placing this feature into the Motion mode yields an experience where the sound source rotates around you as you move about your room/environment. I don't find this feature as noticeable as the Still mode, but that's just my opinion. The final feature I believe needs some explanation is the Shortcut. This feature allows you to add as shortcut to an option as you press on the volume strip. With this Shortcut feature you are able to add the following, hearing the battery level, changing the immersive audio options, accessing the voice assistant, and adding Spotify to your listening experience. As for my listening experience with these headphones, I was not overwhelmed. For the price, fit, feel, and app, I felt the headphones were missing a WOW factor. I will focus more on music than phone calls or TV soundstage. I was using a music streaming app providing lossless audio. The sound to me felt flat without depth. I tried listening with all features turned off and found it somewhat better. The EQ feature was very disappointing as it only incudes 3-bands, base, mid-range, and treble. Bose really needs to add some depth to their EQ and add at least 8-bands. I need the ability to tailor my sound experience and not me limited by my headphone's features. As for the noise canceling, I was blown away. In my test, I was listening to a TV program while I had my clothes dryer running in the laundry room. I dryer was pushing out 44 average decibels with peaks as 52 decibels. The noise cancelation did its job at negating the 44 decibels , but did hear the peak sounds at 52 decibels, so I would consider this a great outcome as I believe I was pushing these headphones to their limit. As for my overall opinion of these headphones, they will work great for those commuters, office workers, or those needing the serenity in taking an airplane ride. If you are looking for an amazing sound experience in listening to music or TV, you will need to look elsewhere. I hope you enjoyed reading my review and it helped in your purchasing decision.